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    Georgia 1895‚ Booker T. Washington would deliver a speech called the “Atlanta Compromise Address”. Influential speech made by Washington and ant one point almost not allowed to be spoken‚ especially to an all white audience. However‚ having a black speaker would and should impress the Northerners and prove the racial changes in the south. Washington speech would provide the theory of “cast their buckets where they are” for all blacks. Beginnings to the end of Washington address‚ Washington use many

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    Washington vs. DuBois Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Dubois had different views on how they were going to work towards equality for blacks. Booker T was the dominant african american leader from 1890 to 1915. Dubois graduated from Harvard University and was the leader of the Niagara Movement. Booker T wanted the blacks to work for their equality. “No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem. It is at the bottom of life we must

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    Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington was a great influence for the black community. The efforts he made to become such a wonderful leader were incredible. Booker T. Washington was a man that started up from scratch. He grew up as a Black slave‚ who did not have many choices in life. He was born on April 5‚ 1856 in Virginia and he had a white father and a black mother. When he was still a child he went to work in a coal mine after the Emancipation Proclamation. When Booker was seventeen he

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    Civil War‚ blacks in America faced much discrimination. Booker T. Washington dedicated his life to helping the black community become educated self-reliant. Because of his hardships‚ Booker T. Washington became one of the most influential leaders of his time. Booker T. Washington’s strict upbringing and morals led to many of his successes later in life. Washington was born into slavery in Virginia on April 5‚ 1856 (Foner‚ “Booker T. Washington”). From a young age‚ he was instilled with a love of learning

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    Booker T. Washington Atlanta Compromise In 1895‚ Booker T. Washington delivered his “Atlanta Compromise” address. Washington’s speech was very influential and was almost not allowed to be spoken in front of a mainly White audience. However‚ it was decided that having a Black speaker would impress the Northerners and prove the South’s racial progress. Washington’s compromise provided the theory of “cast their buckets where they are” for the Blacks. Throughout Washington’s entire address‚ the

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    Research Issue: How does Booker T. Washington in his Atlantic Speech express his leadership skills when it comes to the equal and exact justice of the blacks of America? The blacks of America have been stipulated to a lot of injustice throughout the 19th century. We have heard of the cruelty of this particular race which stems way back to the 15th century. There were many slaves who had to endure a lot of hard labor in order to survive. Mr. Booker T. Washington an African American slave despises

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    of 1877-1915‚ Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois took antithesis views on segregation; one being pacifying and conscious‚ and the other immediate and radical. It was almost a struggle between the two opposing forces working for the same common goal. Washington’s strategy was a conscious one; he thought everything would come eventually and he urged his followers to bide time. Du Bois has a much more immediate strategy; he wanted affirmative action instantaneously. Washington used his slow paced

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    simple‚ yet sophisticated question had us flipping through our notebook and using prior knowledge. As students‚ we made adjustments to respond to the opener‚ and that small process of making those adjustments allowed us to reason. The Ladder of Booker T Washington suggests that the climb to success is deceptively long and perhaps longer for blacks than whites. Moreover‚ before we even came to a conclusion‚ our teacher asked us to identify the visual. Once identified‚ we started describing what components

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    Booker T. Washington was born a slave on April 5‚1856. Booker Taliaferro Washington’s life had very little promise early on in his life‚ and Franklin County‚ Virginia as in most states practice Civil War‚ the child of a slave becomes a slave. Booker at an early age started working at a plantation mill toting hundred pound sacks of grain‚he was also beaten on occasion for not performing as he was supposed to. Booker T. Washington also grew up during the Civil War.Although President Lincoln freed

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    to the essence of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B Du Bois by telling us that we can’t change our race or skin color no matter what the circumstances are. This song relates to these people because they were treated unfairly and fought for their rights to have equality for all people. Booker T. and W.E.B. are both successful and influential Americans to live during the 1800s and 1900s. They supported African-American rights and wanted to change American society. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois

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